Lubricant.



Nrruo STATES FRANK T. COOK, OF ANTELOPE, OREGON.

LUBRICANT.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 635,303, dated October24, 1899.

Application filed January 20,1898. $eri'a1 No. 667,324. (No specimens.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK T. COOK, residing at Antelope, in the countyof Wasco and State of Oregon, have invented a new and usefulChain-Lubricant, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to compositions for lubricants, and particularlyto lubricants to be used upon bicycle and other chains.

The object is to provide a lubricant composed of a minimum number ofingredients and which is cheap in production, the same containing no oilto collect dirt and dust and soil the clothes of the rider and alsobeing more lasting and eifective than the lubricants now in general use.

In the manufacture of my improved composition I first take about onepound of beeswax and dissolve the same by heat, adding thereto one-halfpound of the best plumbago, stirring the same well, and permitting theresulting mixture to cool to about 90 Fahrenheit. I then add one andone-half ounces of the best glycerin, mixing the same thoroughly withthe beeswax and plumbago. The mixture is then poured into molds ofsuitable form and permitted to cool.

the desired result is used. Other ingredients might be used to serve thesame function as the glycerin-as, for instance, sperm-oil.

A chain-lubricant composed of the ingredients above set forth and inapproximately the quantities specified is very effective in operation,cheap in production, and possesses the advantage of not gumming orcollecting dirt and dust, as is the case with lubricants containing alarge percentage of oil, so that the clothing of the rider is not soiledthereby.

Having thus fully described my composition, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A lubricant composed of beeswax and plumbago, and a sufficient quantityof glycerin to prevent the lubricant from becoming too hard,substantially as set forth.

FRANK T. COOK.

Witnesses:

ANTONE NELSON, W. E. KEMP.

